HAL and DRDO plan to upgrade Su-30MKI jets with 78% indigenous systems, modern radar, and weapons, keeping the fighter ...

India’s advanced negotiations with Russia over the acquisition and integration of the R-37M very-long-range air-to-air ...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The backbone of India’s fighter jet fleet is the Russian-designed Sukhoi Su-30MKI, and the country recently ordered 240 engines to keep the fleet airborne for years to come ...

The Indian Air Force (IAF) must address the need to upgrade its fleet of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters, according to a former senior commander of the service. Speaking at the 4–5 February ...

With unmatched range, agility, and firepower, the Sukhoi-30MKI is the workhorse that keeps the Indian Air Force strong. It ...

NEW DELHI — Delivery of Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters from state-owned licensed manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) to the Indian air force (IAF) is likely to be delayed due to development issues ...

Over the past two decades, the IAF has watched several fighter jets retire, while very few new aircraft joined the fleet. After the Sukhoi-30MKI, the Air Force did not receive a large batch of new ...

The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully test fired the BrahMos-A (Air) supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter on 22 May against a land target off the country’s east coast ...

The Indian government has cleared the acquisition of 240 AL-31F engines to power the country’s Sukhoi Su-30MKI fleet. The deal is valued at Rs260 billion ($3.1 billion), with the engines to be ...

The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a two-seater, twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi and built under license by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the ...

An Indian Air Force Su-30MKI takes off from Darwin, Australia, during exercise Pitch Black in August 2022. (Mike Yeo/Staff) MELBOURNE, Australia — Indian Air Force fighter jets have made their first ...

India has taken delivery of the first 10 of its Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole aircraft. One of the aircraft is shown being loaded for delivery from the Irkutsk manufacturing site in Russia. The Indian air ...